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architecture and design magazineSun, 02 Aug 2015 21:49:42 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2Snøhetta and SANAA share first place in Budapest museum contesthttp://www.dezeen.com/2015/04/15/snohetta-sanaa-first-place-liget-budapest-hungary-museum-contest/
http://www.dezeen.com/2015/04/15/snohetta-sanaa-first-place-liget-budapest-hungary-museum-contest/#commentsWed, 15 Apr 2015 11:23:09 +0000http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=680472Norwegian firm Snøhetta and Japanese studio SANAA have been awarded joint first place in a competition to design one of the five new museums planned for Budapest's City Park (+ slideshow). The two firms were both named winners of the contest to design the New National Gallery and Ludwig Museum, although only one will be built. […]

Snøhetta plans to unite the gallery and museum under a large roof that doubles as a grand public terrace, similar to its Oslo Opera House.

Snøhetta

"Architecturally we strive to create a museum building that offers exciting, modern and contemporary spaces that enable an art experience confidently suited to the display of art from varying epochs and styles," said the studio.

Snøhetta

"The juxtaposition of the two new institutions beneath a common fabric creates a space where tensions serve to inspire – a metaphysical reaction field between collections and the individual mind," it added.

SANAA architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa envision a building with a roof of overlapping curved planes. The duo describe it as an extension of the park.

SANAA

"Ours is a contemporary form of public space – one where city, gardens and exhibition rooms become part of an experiential whole," they said. "It is a museum that fluctuates with seasonal shifts."

The two proposals were selected by an 11-strong jury that included project commissioner László Baán, architect Eva Jiřičná and critic Edwin Heathcote. An overall winner is expected to be selected after the jury has met with the two teams.

SANAA

According to Baán, the winning entry will be "a modern, contemporary building of outstanding architectural value that meets 21st-century requirements and is worthy both for the City Park and for one of the most important public collections of Hungary".

This was the second time a competition had been launched to design the building, because no suitable candidate could be found among the 80 submissions the first time around.

The Liget Budapest Project is spearheaded by The Museum of Fine Arts Budapest and the Városliget Zrt.

SANAA

It will also include the Museum of Ethnography by French studio Vallet de Martinis DIID Architectes, as well as new homes for the Hungarian Museum of Photography – which will become FotoMuzeum Budapest – and the Hungarian Museum of Architecture, both designed by Hungarian firm KÖZTI Architects & Engineers.

Construction of the £190 million development is expected to begin in 2016, with museums scheduled to open in March 2018.

]]>http://www.dezeen.com/2015/04/15/snohetta-sanaa-first-place-liget-budapest-hungary-museum-contest/feed/8Construction starts on O'Donnell + Tuomey's Budapest university redesignhttp://www.dezeen.com/2015/02/27/work-begins-odonnell-tuomey-ceu-campus-budapest-hungary/
http://www.dezeen.com/2015/02/27/work-begins-odonnell-tuomey-ceu-campus-budapest-hungary/#commentsFri, 27 Feb 2015 23:12:00 +0000http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=653735News: work has begun on a redevelopment of Budapest's Central European University by Irish firm O'Donnell + Tuomey, winners of this year's RIBA Royal Gold Medal (+ slideshow). Dublin-based O'Donnell + Tuomey are collaborating with Hungarian architectural and engineering firm M-Teampannon on the project to refurbish and extend Budapest's Central European University (CEU) – a US- and Hungarian-accredited graduate school specialising in social sciences and humanities. Related story: […]

]]>News:work has begun on a redevelopment of Budapest's Central European University by Irish firm O'Donnell + Tuomey, winners of this year's RIBA Royal Gold Medal (+ slideshow).

Dublin-based O'Donnell + Tuomey are collaborating with Hungarian architectural and engineering firm M-Teampannon on the project to refurbish and extend Budapest's Central European University (CEU) – a US- and Hungarian-accredited graduate school specialising in social sciences and humanities.

The €34 million (£24.7 million) plans include a five-storey library, a cafe and an expanded auditorium that will host music performances as well as lectures.

The university's academic and administrative services are currently split across rented and owned property on both sides of the Danube River. The redevelopment will consolidate the university into a single 35,000-square-metre campus spanning six historic buildings in downtown Budapest – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

To satisfy the requirements of Budapest's Monument Authority, elements of the existing structures will be retained to preserve the architectural character of the area, which includes remains the Roman city of Aquincum and the Gothic castle of Buda. New structures will also be added to expand the facilities.

The existing auditorium will be restructured, while new public gathering areas will better equip the university to host public events, conferences and performances.

The library, which the university claims houses the largest English-language collection in Central Europe, will be expanded across five floors to create 450 individual and group study rooms, a multimedia suite and a cafe.

The project will be completed in three phases, with the first expected to finish in 2016 to coincide with the institution's 25th anniversary.

Funding has been secured for the first two phases of the project from Market-Strabag – a consortium of companies specialising in the construction of educational buildings.

Studio founders Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey received the Royal Gold Medal for architecture at a ceremony earlier this month, recognising projects including the Lewis Glucksman Gallery and the Lyric Theatre.

In an exclusive interview with Dezeen, the pair spoke out against current procurement methods in Europe, claiming there needs to be more opportunities for young architects. "European regulation has, sometimes, a very stifling effect on creativity," said O'Donnell.

]]>http://www.dezeen.com/2015/02/27/work-begins-odonnell-tuomey-ceu-campus-budapest-hungary/feed/1Sou Fujimoto to create House of Hungarian Music at new Budapest museum parkhttp://www.dezeen.com/2014/12/22/sou-fujimoto-house-of-hungarian-music-budapest-museum-park/
http://www.dezeen.com/2014/12/22/sou-fujimoto-house-of-hungarian-music-budapest-museum-park/#commentsMon, 22 Dec 2014 22:00:08 +0000http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=617398News: Sou Fujimoto is one of three architects that have been selected to design buildings for a Hungarian museum complex in Budapest's City Park (+ slideshow). Sou Fujimoto's design for the House of Hungarian Music was selected via an anonymous competition process to become one of five new museums planned for a park just outside Budapest's city […]

]]>News:Sou Fujimoto is one of three architects that have been selected to design buildings for a Hungarian museum complex in Budapest's City Park (+ slideshow).House of Hungarian Music by Sou Fujimoto

Sou Fujimoto's design for the House of Hungarian Music was selected via an anonymous competition process to become one of five new museums planned for a park just outside Budapest's city centre.

The scheme is part of the Liget Budapest project – one of Europe's largest museum developments.

House of Hungarian Music by Sou Fujimoto

The Japanese architect proposes a glass-walled building sheltered beneath a white canopy, reminiscent of a giant mushroom. Round openings will create lightwells, which will in some places continue through the floors.

House of Hungarian Music by Sou Fujimoto

The music museum will occupy the site of the former Hungexpo Offices that have been scheduled for demolition.

House of Hungarian Music by Sou Fujimoto

Other projects for the complex will create new homes for the Hungarian Museum of Photography – which will become FotoMuzeum Budapest – and the Hungarian Museum of Architecture, both of which will be designed by Hungarian firm KÖZTI Architects & Engineers.

Hungarian Mueum of Architecture by KÖZTI Architects & Engineers

French studio Vallet de Martinis DIID Architectes has also been chosen to design the Museum of Ethnography. These three buildings will all be situated on Fifty-sixers' Square.

Hungarian Mueum of Architecture by KÖZTI Architects & Engineers

The complex will be completed by the New National Gallery and Ludwig Museum, but no architect has been named for this building as the jury – chaired by Rijksmuseum director Wim Pijbes and Pritzker Prize managing director Martha Thorne – couldn't find a suitable candidate among the 80 submissions. A new competition has now been announced.

FotoMuzeum Budapest by KÖZTI Architects & Engineers

Each of the proposed buildings is expected to demonstrate sustainable building techniques, whilst also fitting in with the natural and built heritage of the historic park, which claims to have been the world's first public park.

FotoMuzeum Budapest by KÖZTI Architects & Engineers

Known as the Liget Budapest Project, the development is spearheaded by The Museum of Fine Arts Budapest and the Városliget Zrt.

Museum of Ethnography by Vallet de Martinis DIID Architectes

"Thanks to this design competition, the museums to be built in the City Park will create a harmonious dialogue with the park and its built environment, representing outstanding architectural value for Budapest and all of Hungary, while catering to the collections and the visitors with their 21st-century functional solutions at a world standard," said László Baán, ministerial commissioner for the Liget Budapest Project.

Museum of Ethnography by Vallet de Martinis DIID Architectes

Construction of the £190 million development is expected to begin in 2016, with museums scheduled to open in March 2018. According to the organisers, the park's greenery will be increased by 5 per cent.

At the top, the wood lengths get longer and protrude out further to form a pinnacle crowned with a metal star.

A scattering of the circular sections are painted white to reference the ornaments that usually hang from the branches of traditional fir Christmas trees.

The structure was built and filled in over five 24-hour working days. After dark, it is illuminated using special lighting effects designed by Philips Hungary.

A doorway in the back allows members of the public to climb inside the tree and make use of seats formed from more logs, which are positioned around the edge.

"Inside the tree there is a chapel-like sacred inner space, where everybody can find some silence to contemplate in the middle of the buzzing city," said the designers.

"The Charity Tree belongs to the people of Budapest until Epiphany. It can be visited during day and night."

When the tree is dismantled on the Twelfth Night after Christmas – the date decorations are traditionally taken down – the firewood will be given to families in need.

"The installation represents the importance of the community and social awareness: not only because people traditionally gather around Christmas trees to celebrate together, but also because at Christmas, it is particularly important to think of the thousands of Hungarian families who have daily problems with heating during wintertime," said the designers.

Hello Wood worked in collaboration with Design Terminal – the Hungarian state agency responsible for the stimulation of the creative industries – and the Hungarian Interchurch Aid.

"The role of architecture has changed a lot in the last few years. After the [economic] crisis it has become more important to create works which are for everybody, not only the exclusive one per cent of the population," said a spokesperson for the studio, which runs an international art camp every summer.

]]>http://www.dezeen.com/2014/12/21/hello-wood-charity-christmas-tree-firewood-budapest/feed/5Studio Nomad's mirror installation reflects fragments of forest at a Hungarian music festivalhttp://www.dezeen.com/2014/12/06/studio-nomad-mirage-pavilion-mirror-installation-sziget-music-festival-hungary/
http://www.dezeen.com/2014/12/06/studio-nomad-mirage-pavilion-mirror-installation-sziget-music-festival-hungary/#commentsSat, 06 Dec 2014 09:00:12 +0000http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=606710A harlequin pattern of mirrors enveloped a patch of Hungarian woodland in this installation created by Budapest-based Studio Nomad for a summer music festival (+ slideshow). Studio Nomad produced the Mirage Pavilion for Sziget Festival, a music festival on Hajógyári – a forested island in the middle of the Danube river in Budapest. Related story: Barber and Osgerby's giant rotating mirrors […]

The local studio won a competition to create the temporary installation, which was exhibited for the duration of the festival in August.

Arranging pieces of diamond-shaped mirror in a strict pattern, the team created a chequered band that reflected fragments of the surrounding forest.

The aim was to create "an almost invisible object" that would visually disintegrate into the surrounding environment.

The disorienting piece was formed from over 1,200 pieces of reflective plastic, which were suspended at eye-level on transparent cords to form a 23-metre-long wall woven among the trees.

The alternating diamonds of mirror and window gave simultaneous views both through and of the work, allowing visitors to experience both the real and reflected forest.

"Moving through the installation, these pixels create a fragmented image by dissolving the back and foreground," said studio co-founder David Tarcali.

Simple materials and construction methods were chosen, as a reaction against the emerging high-tech visual projections and installations popular in European clubs and music festivals.

"In the last years, more and more installations have appeared that use mapping, tracking and LED visual effects to interact and attract visitors on the festivals," said Tarcali.

"Our design aim was to challenge these active installations using only basic architectural tools and elements," he added.

The designers took inspiration for the work from the dazzle camouflage used on battleships in the First and Second World Wars. The ships featured multi-coloured paintwork applied in clashing patterns that were intended to make it difficult for enemies to pick out a target.